Noise Sniffing Dogs Sunday Post

Hey,

Another odd day on the coast. One day it’s almost summer and 87 degrees. The next it’s overcast and cool like Connecticut in the spring on the other side of the country. I have two more chapters to write for the 1%er book for Motorbooks. I hope to wrap it up by the end of the week. I’ve drug this fuckin’ deadline out way too long. Time to wrap it up.

A couple of staff girls escaped to Monterey this weekend, so I’m on my own with the Post. It’s going to be short and sweet. You know the drill when the cats ain’t around the dogs need time to play. So let’s hit it.

NEW IDAHO SHOW SPONSORED BY BIKERNET.COM–
Coming Soon, sometime in June, Burley presents along with Bikernet.com The Bullet Bike show, in Burley, Idaho

–Bob T.

BIKERNET SPONSORED PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD–
Misty Stone and Sunny Lane are two of the “Movie Stars” in attendance.

Maybe you recognize some others?

–Art

THE RECESSION HIT EVERYONE HARD–  My neighbor got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.

Wives are having sex with their husbands because they can’t afford batteries.

CEO’s are now playing miniature golf.

Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.

A stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of pennies while she danced.

I saw a Mormon with only one wife.

If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.

McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ounce.

Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America .

Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children’s names.

My cousin had an exorcism but couldn’t afford to pay for it, and they re-possessed her!

A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico .

A picture is now only worth 200 words.

When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.

The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.

Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!

And, finally…

I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck.
–from Vern

K AND G ANNOUNCES THE 2011 GREAT STURGIS BUFFALO CHIP ULTIMATE VACATION– Lawrence, Kansas (April 1, 2011) – K and G Cycles, the virtual motorcycle parts and accessories superstore, had quite a good time at last year’s Sturgis Bike Week at the Legendary Buffalo Chip, so this year they have decided to bring along a lucky customer. The 2011 Great Sturgis Buffalo Chip Vacation is the most comprehensive vacation give-away. Customers who make any purchase of $49.99 or more at K and G Cycles are automatically entered to win this great prize package! With great prizes from The Legendary Buffalo Chip, Victory Motorcycles, Hot Leathers, HJC Helmets and River Road Leathers, not to mention the $1000 in cash that K and G Cycles is giving away, this is sure to be the best Sturgis vacation giveaway ever!

K and G Cycles has gone to great lengths to assemble an amazing selection of prizes for the winner of the 2011 Great Sturgis Buffalo Chip vacation winner including $1,000 cash, a loaner motorcycle from Victory, a $250 shopping spree at Hot Leathers, two complete sets of leather apparel from the River Road Vintage Collection, as well as a photo opportunity and meet and greet with the K and G Cycles Street Team Girls.

The winner will also receive a selection of VIP passes from the Legendary Buffalo Chip. Sturgis’ premier entertainment venue and motorcycle travel destination is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and the lucky winner will be front and center for all the action. The winner will receive two passes to the Legendary Buffalo Chip, good for entry to all concerts and camping August 1st-14th, a private fully furnished camp site, select Fan VIP upgrades, two dignitary passes to the Legends Ride, and two VIP passes for the Lichter Exhibition industry party and show.

This is the biggest Sturgis giveaway ever so you won’t want to miss out on your opportunity to win! Learn more details and rules at www.greatsturgisvacation.com.

With over 3,000 categories of parts from over 500 manufacturers and 8 major motorcycle parts wholesalers, K and G Cycles guarantees that you will find exactly what you need for your project. With new lines being added daily, K and G’s goal is to provide their customers with the widest possible selection of American and foreign-made motorcycles parts as well as clothing, apparel and gear at prices you simply will not believe. Driven by their love of motorcycling and the idea of creating a new kind of shopping experience within this marketplace, K and G Cycles have streamlined the buying process while still offering competitive pricing and great customer service. For more information about K and G Cycles, please call 888-50K-ANDG (5-2634) or visit them on the Web at www.kandgcycles.com.

–Ken Conte

A QUOTE FROM MARK TWAIN REGARDING APRIL 1ST–
“The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.”

–Lizette

THE MOST EXPENSIVE PRODUCTION BIKES ON THE PLANET– This is an interesting one. Charles P. contacted Biker regarding his MSN assignment to come up with the top 10 most expensive production bikes currently on the market. The field has dwindled severely, but here’s what we came up with:

MV Augusta F4 $18,500
Ducati 1198SP $21,995
Victory Vision Tour Arlen Ness $27,999
Honda Gold Wing $28,499
Big Dog Bulldog $35,900
Harley-Davidson CVO Ultra Electra Glide $36,499
Big Bear Choppers GTX $40,900
Boss Hoss $54,000
Confederate B120 Wraith $90,000
Ecosse Heretic/Titanium $70,000/275,000

Not Ducati, at least right now. They’ve had some Ti and carbon race replicas in the past, but this is the most-expensive model they offer today.

And I think Bimota is out of business.

–Charles P.

JIMS SUNDAY TOOL OF THE DAY, PISTON JET TEST STAND–There is no doubt that the lifeblood of your Harley-Davidson’s Twin Cam engine is its oiling system. Crucial to oiling yet often overlooked are the piston jets. Located deep inside the engine cases it’s hard to verify whether the piston jets are functioning properly…until now!

JIMS new Piston Jet Test Stand No 772, allows engine builders to test these jets for proper operation before installing them. The unit operates on both compressed air, and air over oil. When operating with air only, verification of proper flow through the piston jet can be witnessed. In the air over oil mode you can not only check for proper operation, but also physically see the oil spray pattern emanating from the jet.

By adjusting the air regulator on the unit, mechanics are able to determine at what pressure the piston jet turns on and off. An additional benefit of the Piston Jet Test Stand is the ability to clear assembly lube from the jet’s narrow oil passage. Don’t let malfunctioning piston jets cause your engine to sump or overheat, test them before you install them.
JIMS Piston Jet Test Stand has an MSRP of $199.00 and is backed by a lifetime warranty. For more information connect with JIMS® on the web at www.jimsusa.com, become a JIMS Facebook fan, or call 805-482-6913.

NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM VINTAGE RALLY BIKE SHOW SET FOR JUNE 4TH– ANAMOSA, Iowa – You’ve got some great bikes in your collection. Why not dust them off and bring them to the first annual National Motorcycle Museum Vintage Rally Bike Show June 4? 1985 and earlier American, British, Japanese and European motorcycles, scooters and minis, racing, street and custom bikes are all invited to join in the show.

Classes are listed below. Bike show awards are sponsored by Motorcycle Classics magazine. Award plaques will be given for first and second place in each class, plus one Best of Show winner for American, British, Japanese and European. There will also be an award for the overall Best Preserved, the Best Unrestored motorcycle (unrestored means the machine has all of its original parts, paint, plating and upholstery. Replacement of tires, grips, peg rubbers, cables, spark plugs and internal service parts are permissible) and an overall Best in Show. That’s 71 awards in all, including the Ace Cafe sponsored award to the best Cafe Racer style motorcycle entered in the Customs and Specials Class during the Bike Show.

Enter today and save $5 per bike by downloading the entry form and mailing it back with a check for $15 for each bike entered to: National Motorcycle Museum Show, c/o Mark Mederski, 1146 Broadview Ave, Columbus, OH 43212. Please call Mark with any questions at 614-551-0960. After May 15, the registration will be $20 per bike.

BIKE SHOW CLASSES:

American Motorcycles
1886-1929; 1930-1946; 1947-1965; 1966-1975; 1976-1985; Minis & Scooters through 1985; Competition through 1985; Specials & Customs through 1985; Sidecars through 1985 and Best Preserved/Unrestored.

British Motorcycles
1900-1940; 1941-1960; 1961-1970; 1971-1985; Minis & Scooters through 1985; Competition through 1985; Specials & Customs through 1985; Sidecars through 1985 and Best Preserved/Unrestored.

European Motorcycles
1885-1940; 1941-1960; 1961-1973; 1974-1985; Minis & Scooters through 1985; Competition through 1985; Specials & Customs through 1985; Sidecars through 1985 and Best Preserved/Unrestored.

Japanese Motorcycles
1909-1961; 1962-1967; 1968-1975; 1976-1985; Minis & Scooters through 1985; Competition through 1985; Specials & Customs through 1985; Sidecars through 1985 and Best Preserved/Unrestored.

The Vintage Bike Show is part of the National Motorcycle Museum’s Vintage Rally, June 3-5 at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa. While the Museum, in its new location holds over 300 fabulous motorcycles, the new Vintage Rally weekend is when even more fine machines line up out front for review. Walk the swap meet and listen to a panel discussion on smart approaches to collecting or just check out the Museum.

Join in as we dedicate the new special exhibition, Motorcycles at Work telling the stories of police, military, courier and other commercial and special purpose motorcycles. You’ll also be able to check progress on the 1930 gas station restoration project. In addition, Hall of Fame inductees will be on hand to sign autographs and tell their important stories.

A Sunday morning ride and lunch will be held, hosted by Motorcycle Classics magazine. After, enjoy the 62nd Annual Motorcycle Hill Climb and Swap Meet by the Midwest Hillclimber’s, just down the road and across the Wapsipinicon River from the Museum. This event will include a special Vintage Hill Climb class, sponsored by the National Motorcycle Museum and J&P Cycles with a $500 cash purse.

Mark your calendar and plan to attend! Admission for this event will be $10 a day, $20 for the weekend or $30 for the weekend with lunch on Sunday. The event price includes admission to the Museum.

Cruise into the National Motorcycle Museum, located at 102 Chamber Drive in Anamosa, Iowa, and experience the extensive line of over 300 motorcycles from around the world as well as thousands of photographs, posters, postcards and pieces of motorcycle memorabilia, plus a fabulous collection of antique toys. Admission is $8.00 while children 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. The Museum’s winter hours are Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Summer hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday – Sunday. The National Motorcycle Museum is 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation. For more information, call 319-462-3925. Watch the National Motorcycle Museum website, www.nationalmcmuseum.org for further event details, the activities schedule and lodging information are finalized.

Angela Kearney
J&P Cycles, Inc

BIKERNET BLONDE JOKE OF THE WEEK–A blonde orders a beer.

The bartender fills the mug and slides it down the bar. It hits the blonde woman’s boobs and splashes all over them… The bartender goes over, retrieves the mug and licks the beer off her boobs.

Each time the blonde calls for another beer this happens. So after the third beer, a guy decides to help the bartender out. The next time the bartender hit her boobs, the man jumps up and starts to lick her breasts and she decks him!

He is laying on the floor moaning, ‘Jeez lady… Why do you let the bartender do it?’

‘Duh,’ says the blonde, ‘He has a licker license!’

–from Monty Brown

DAYTONA NEWS, Beach Street Harley stops selling motorcycles–DAYTONA BEACH — The store where Bruce Rossmeyer started his Harley-Davidson empire will no longer sell motorcycles.

“The Original” Bruce Rossmeyer Harley-Davidson, at 290 N. Beach Street, closed Friday and will reopen in the fall as a museum and souvenir/apparel store.

Mandy Rossmeyer Campbell, the company’s spokeswoman, said Bruce Rossmeyer had stored many collectibles at the Destination Daytona store in Ormond Beach before his death in a 2009 motorcycle accident and had always wanted to open a museum celebrating Harley-Davidson’s history in Daytona.

“We love the original location on Beach Street, and we want to keep it, and we thought it would be the perfect place to follow and make sure that we carried out his vision,” Rossmeyer Campbell said.

The museum will feature private motorcycle collections from across Florida, as well as chronicle Harley-Davidson’s growth in the state.

Although Bruce Rossmeyer started his nationwide Harley-Davidson business at Beach Street in 1994, the company’s motorcycle sales are now headquartered at the 109,000-square-foot Destination Daytona dealership. Rossmeyer Family Enterprises owns 13 Harley-Davidson locations nationwide, including stores in Boston, Mississippi and Colorado.

Rossmeyer Campbell said the Beach Street location was a natural choice for the museum and apparel store, since most of the motorcycle business has shifted to Destination Daytona in the six years since it opened. She said the company is considering a plan for renovations and will have the museum open in time for Biketoberfest.

“We have thousands of visitors every year that come to that store for T-shirts and apparel, and that’s going to remain the same,” Rossmeyer Campbell said.

Downtown Daytona Beach has struggled with attracting new business in recent years, with a long-closed car dealership and empty window fronts. However, Kevin Manley, who owns real estate on South Beach Street, including the Ivy Lane Bistro and Cinematique building next door, said he doesn’t think the dealership’s temporary closing will have a bad effect on downtown as a whole.

“I’ve never really thought of that as a big draw for downtown, personally … I know as far as our business goes, Cinematique and Ivy Lane, we’re kind of a different clientele,” he said.

Enzo Furlani, who runs Indian Motorcycle down the road at 402 N. Beach Street, said having the Harley-Davidson dealership nearby brought him business because customers knew North Beach Street as a motorcycle area. However, he said, he believes customers will adapt to the transition from dealership to museum.

“I think it’s very odd, but it will definitely still be an attraction,” Furlani said. “Harley will always be a very powerful company to deal with.”

The Rossmeyers closed other stores in recent years but have said it was part of the company’s long-term planning strategy. They sold Shelly Rossmeyer Motorcycles at Destination Daytona in 2009, and shut down the Pompano store in March after trying for a year to sell it. The company also changed the management of the New Smyrna Beach dealership in efforts to attract business, said Shelly Rossmeyer Pepe, the head licensed dealer at Destination Daytona. She said they chose to focus their South Florida resources on stores in Sunrise and Fort Lauderdale where they had largely invested.

Most of the Beach Street store’s employees will be offered jobs at other local Rossmeyer dealerships, Rossmeyer Campbell said. Tom Cottrell, who said he had worked with Rossmeyer Harley-Davidson in the parts department on and off for six years, said he was told he’d be on the list for rehiring. However, he said he was frustrated about not being given advance notice.

In the past two years, Harley-Davidson Corporate ramped up activity during Bike Week at the Beach Street location after previously having displays at the Ocean Center. Mike Morgan, a spokesman for Harley-Davidson, said he doesn’t expect that to change.

“We had an outstanding experience on Beach Street this year, and would look forward to having a similar presence there again next year,” he said.

Georgia Turner, director of specialized markets for the Daytona Beach Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said she thought having the new attraction would pique visitors’ interest in Biketoberfest.

“From a tourism aspect, that’s what we’re so excited about: having another world-class museum,” Turner said. “And anything they do is going to be world class.”

–Daytona News Journal

LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATE– agencies may have found their secret weapon against motorcycle noise and the answer comes on four legs.

After ten years of perfecting training techniques, Kanine Kings, a company in Phoenix Arizona that supplies drug-sniffing dogs to law agencies all over the world has announced today it can effectively produce four legged friends that will react to specific loud noises such as those produced by what many call ‘loud pipes’.

Motorcycle noise is an ongoing debate with even manufacturers advising riders to keep the levels low if not to prevent any legislation regulating motorcycle but also help the public’s perceptions of bikers.

Many legal experts feel with this new furry weapon, the final hurdle of legally implementing legislation targeting motorcycles blasting more decibels than is recommended both federally as well as in different states around the country could be overcome.

”Just as the court system recognizes the legality of searching a suspect when a trained dog detects drugs,” noted legal expert Lawdon Suit, “There isn’t much work to be done to set the bar to allow the same for a dog to alert law officials to suspected loud pipes.”

Effectively, any alert given by a trained animal would allow police to conduct an electronic test with reasonable cause.

Motorcycle advocacy groups appear to have mixed opinions on the matter with many ABATE chapters prepared to ride to Washington over a perceived infringement on a biker’s rights while the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) is reviewing the matter with its legal counsel.

Meanwhile, municipalities around the country have reacted quickly to the news. Many cities such as Myrtle Beach view this as an opportunity to curtail any further attempts to revive the motorcycle rally that grew to become one of the largest in the country. Officials began implementing a variety of laws several years ago to effectively chase the event out of town and some city commissioners have noted this could be the ‘magic bullet’.

Other cash strapped cities and towns are eyeing this latest training technique as an opportunity to help with struggling budgets in dire need of balancing.

“Depending on the cost of the trained canines this could prove a cost effective method of bringing in much needed revenues,” said a mayor from a small New Hampshire town who asked not to be identified.

But the law enforcement agencies may have to what just a little bit longer for the decibel sensitive dogs, the owner of Kanine Kings is looking for some clarification on the legal front.

“There are several standards of how much is too much noise when it comes to motorcycle exhaust systems, “ explain Dale Collie, owner of the dog training company, “Once the canine is trained, its embedded for the rest of its life, so we have to make sure we have the correct noise amount to train to.”

Collie estimates by the time attorneys establish the correct decibel level and the dogs are trained accordingly, it be twelve months before the first specialized dog is delivered. More information on those hurdles were discussed in an article published last year.

“”I don’t foresee any canines trained to detect loud pipes on the streets before April 1st of next year,” Collie said with a smile, “but then bikers better beware.”

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